Discharging-chute.



Patented Nov. 26, |90|`.

No. 687,23I.

`H. B.. HAY.

DISCHARGING CHUTE.

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PATENT HARRIET BEATRICE HAY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEIV JERSEY.' I

DISCHARGING-CHUTE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 687,231, dated November26, 1901.

Application led December 8, 1900. Serial No. 39,193. (No model.)

To tZZ whom t may concern:

Be it knownthatLHARRIE'r BEATRICE HAY, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Jersey City, in the'county of Hudson and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDischarging-Chutes, of which the following is a specification. y

My invention relates to means for disposing of ashes, garbage, refuse,and the like by.

means of chutes.

The object of the invention is to conveniently dispose of the ashes,garbage, and the like with proper sanitation, avoiding dangerous odors,and securing a simple device which will not be a menace to health.

In the accompanying drawings my device is shown secured to the outsideof a building, and it is evident that it is applicable to the inside ofthe same without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Figure 1 shows a fragmentary sectional elevation of a building with aside elevation of the chutes and their appurtenances. Fig. 2 is a frontView of the device. Fig. 3 represents an inlet-valve with its valve-boxin sectional elevation on a plane through the longitudinal axis. Fig. 4is a rear view. of a Valve-box with its cover. Fig. 5 is a top view ofthe valve shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 shows a sectional elevation von aplane through the longitudinal axis of the lower connection. Fig. 7represents a plan view of Fig. 6.

The device is shown to consist of the main tapering discharging-chute A,which connects the secondary chutes B,on which are mounted thevalve-boxes C, containing the valves D. The chute A is secured to thebuilding X X by means of clamps 0,2 and is capped by a Ventilating-pipeE with the hood F. Handholes c, with covers d3, are provided in the maintapering dischargingchute A for the purpose of inspecting and cleaningthe same.

To the lower end of the main chute there is attached the lowerconnection G, which lits- It is evident that the number of secondarychutes, with their valves'and appurtenances, could be increased ordecreased to suit any situation.

Referring to Figs. 3 to 5, the inlet-valve D consists of the bottomportions d `d',curved' at their intersection and connected by the sidesd4, the top edges of the said sides being shaped to arcs of circlesdescribed from the centers of the 4hinges on. which the valves swing. Tothe bottomportion d isfastened the handle cl2, by means of which, withthe chains d5, Fig. 1, the valve is kept in place when being filled, thesaid chains being generally fastened to the window-sills. When the valveis to be fil-led, it is swung into the position shown in Fig. 3, inwhich it will be noticed that the center of gravity of the valve is onthe side still contained in the valve-box C, and consequently the saidcenter of gravity always remains in that relative position. When thechain d5, Fig. l, is detached from the handle d2, the valvevswngs intothe valveboX to the position indicated by the dotted lines at D, andconsequently discharges its contents into the chute B, from which it isled to the main chute A.

The Valve-box C isgenerally rectangular in sections taken at rightangles to its longitudinal axis, with one of its walls curved to an arcof a circle, as o2, it being generally extended into the valve-box, asc5,`and its opposite wall bent approximately parallel to c2 for a shortdistance, as c3, the other two sides o4con'necting the said walls. Thehinges L L' are respectively secured to the inside of the valve-box andat the apex of the bottom portions of the'valve. t

In the position of the valve D as shown in Fig. 3 nearly the whole bodyof the valve is in proper position to be tilled,lyet the bottom portiond remains within the valve-box C and prevents any odors or flyingmaterial reaching the operator, and, further-,when thevalve is swungwithin the said valve-box before the outer edge of the bottom portion dswings out of contact with the curved portion' of the valve-box theportion d' has en`tered,andwhen the valve assumes its tinal'positionth'e'por-` tion d' is found at d3. and in contact with the curvedportion of the valve-box. The shape of the wall of the valve-box at c3prevents the IOO valve being pulled too far out of the box andconstitutes a stop for said valve. To further prevent any odor or dustescaping after the contents of the valve have been discharged, the coverI is secured to the valve-box, and it is provided with the chain 2'-,fastened to the said valve-box C.

The lowerconnection Gconsists of the cylind rical portion h, mounted onthe rectangular valve-box 7L', the said valve-box terminating with thecircular portion 71.2. In the portion h2 is iitted the hood-shapedsleeve J, which caps the receptacle Hfor the material. In the valvebox7L there is hinged the balanced valve c, swinging between stops k2 k3.The handle-rod t'joins thebracketsnLoonstitutingthe hinges, and it isfastened to the bracketslof the valve and swings in the brackets n ofthe valvebox. The valve 7c is connterbalanced bythe handle-rod 7.: andmaintains the same normally in a horizontal position, by means of which.any odors and dust of the material deposited in the receptacle II areprevented from rising in the main chute A. When any of the material isdescending the chute, the valve assumes the position shown by the fulllines, Fig. 6, and after passing the said valve assumes its normalhorizontal position, (indicated in dotted lines,) and should there be anovercharge and the chamber h become filled the valve will remain in theinclined position, which inclines the handle k and indicates that thereceptacle I-I should bc removed and its contents emptied.

Having described my invention, I desire t0 secure by United StatesLetters Patent and claim l. A discharging-chute, a valve fnlcruined inthe end thereof so as to swing entirely Within and partly without thechute, and so fulcrumed that the center of gravity of the valve alwaysremains on the side of the valve which remains in the chute, and a stopfor the valve at the end of the chute.

2. A main chute, a Ventilating-pipe with hood capping the said chute,secondary chutes entering the main chute, valve-boxes carried on thesecondary chutes, inlet-Valves operating in the valve-boxes, a bottomconnection secured to the bottom of the main chute, a balanced valve inthe bottom connection, a sleeve secured to the said bottom connectionand fitting loosely thereon, a receptacle placed under said valve.

3. A main chute with hand-holes therein, and covers on the hand holes,secondary chutes entering the said main chute, valve boxes carried onthe secondary chutes,valves fulcrumed in the valve-boxes so that thecenter of gravity oi' each of said valves always remains on the side ofthe valve contained in the valve-box, the bottom portions of the val vesdisposed so as to maintain one of the said portions always in contactwith the sides and Walls of its valve-box, a bottom connection fitted tothe main chute, a receptacle under the bottom connection.`

4. In discharging-chutes, a main tapering chute A, Ventilating-pipe EWithhood F secured thereon, secondary chutes B connecting 'with mainchute, valve-boxes C secured to the secondary chutes, Valves Dactuating' in said valve-boxes, a lower connection G at the lower end ofmain chute, a valve k operating in the said connection, a receptacle Hplaced under the lower connection.

Signed at Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey,this 20th day of November, A. D. 1900.

HARRIET BEATRICE HAY.

Witnesses:

HOWARD MoRToN HAY, JEssIE A. WRAY.

